Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 05 December 2022
6 December 2022
Glaucoma/MECS OSCE on 01 February 2023 – Portsmouth
Hampshire LOC is currently organising a combined Glaucoma/MECS OSCE event for Wednesday 01 February 2023. Subject to demand it is proposed that there will be 2 x Glaucoma sessions and 2 x MECS.
We are extremely grateful to Specsavers, Commercial Road Portsmouth for providing the venue for this event.
If you wish to complete the Glaucoma or MECS OSCE please email our Business Manager isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk providing your GOC number and current email address for correspondence.
The OSCEs will be funded for Hampshire practitioners, however failure to attend without reasonable excuse and less than one weeks notice will result in a request for payment from individuals concerned.
Please ensure your WOPEC level 1 is still current if you wish to complete the OSCE in February.
For those who have WOPEC Level 1&2 but who were unable to attend the evening webinar on the 15th November, we will be holding another event in the new year – watch out for communications.
Appropriate use of re-test codes webinars
NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) is running a series of webinars covering the appropriate use of re-test codes for General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) sight tests, with specific clinical examples of how the frequency of sight tests recalls should be applied for different types of GOS patents in England.
Attendance provides one interactive CPD point.
Each event lasts an hour and the dates and times of upcoming sessions are:
Tuesday 13 December at 8:30am
Book your place on one of the GOS webinars.
NHS Mail Update – December 2022
A further update on the use of NHS Mail can be found – here
Patient practitioner communication in AMD
The attached request has been received for participation in a study being undertaken at City, University of London – here
Optegra CPD Webinar – 12 December 2022
Delegates will receive updated information on cataracts & refractives. Delegates will get the opportunity to ask questions and test their knowledge through virtual interaction.
Further details and how to register can be found – here
SpaMedica Post Op Cataract Accreditation Webinar – 14 December 2022
SpaMedica are hosting an online event on Wednesday 14 December 2022 worth 2 CPD points.
Further details and how to register can be found – here
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